Andres Blanco

The Peninsula Pilots began their Coastal Plain League season Tuesday night with a 3-2, 10-inning victory over the host Wilson (N.C.) Tobs.

Shortstop Andres Nelo, who plays in college for Lee, had a big role for the Pilots in getting the game to extra innings and winning it.

Wilson overcame a two-run deficit to tie the score and was trying to win in the bottom of the ninth. UNC Pembroke's Ben Schmucker hit a sharp drive that took a bad hop, but Nelo played the ball with his upper body, kept the ball in front of him and threw to first for the...

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